Create
a set of model boats (e.g., shrimp boars, trawlers, trollers,
purse seines, and crabbing boats) and gear used in the different
fisheries common in Oregon. Describe the activities supported.
Compare this equipment with that used in other regions of the
country. With that of other countries.

Research
and prepare an essay on the role of women in fishing. Consider,
for example, the oral histories detailed by Allison, et al. (1989)
and Martin's account (1994). Do the contribution of women today
differ from those historically? If so, in what ways?

Write
a nonfictional account that portrays how the resources available
(e.g., the abundance of salmon historically, or the relative
abundance of Dover sole5) and the physical characteristics
of a place affect fishing activities there. Explain the limitations
imposed and how they have contributed to the situation today. Consider
how the use of the resource has affected the culture of fishing, as well
as the resource itself.

Prepare
and deliver a speech that conveys the results of an exploration of
the impacts of water use on Oregon fisheries, particularly that of salmon.
Include ways in which these impacts can be, and are being, mitigated.

Investigate
how a collapse in a fishery ocurrs. What are the warning signs? What
differences exist in the management of long-lived versus short-lived
fishes? Discuss the potential impacts, both short and long-term, of
stock reductions on Oregon fisheries.

Visit
a salmon hatchery6 and prepare a report on the conditions
found there. Compare these conditions with those generally found in
a natural stream system. Research the effectiveness of hatchery
programs in supplementing populations of wild salmon.

5Current population decreases suggest that harvest pressure
has been nonsustainable.